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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Tyfarnham contained the following places:"TYFARNHAM, a parish in the barony of Corkaree, county Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Mullingar. Rathowen is its post town. The surface consists of good grazing land. The parish is crossed by the road from Multifarnham to Castlepollard, and is traversed by the river Gaine. Loughs Dereveragh and Owhel bound it on two sides. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Meath, value with Leyny, £67. In the Roman Catholic arrangement this parish is united to that of Rathconnell, or Turin. There are two private schools. The chief residence is Knockdrin Castle, the seat of Sir R. Levinge, Bart.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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